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Over the past forty years, the Contemporary 91ÁÔÆæ Movement has reshaped worship practices in a wide variety of regions, denominations, and cultures. A recognized movement emerged through the influence of hosts of people, institutions, and cultural factors, including songwriters, congregations, publishing companies, educational institutions and more. This seminar explored this fascinating story, with particular attention on the theme of discipleship. What examples of faithful discipleship stand out in this movement? What challenges to discipleship have participants in this movement experienced? Most crucially, what does the shape of Christian discipleship look like today for industry executives, songwriters, worship leaders, pastors, and—above all—contemporary worshipers of all kinds?
Hosted by Steven Guthrie and John D. Witvliet, with Brad O’Donnell and John Thompson
Also read interviews with Brad O'Donnell and John Thompson.
Presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ
The Shape of Discipleship in the Contemporary 91ÁÔÆæ Movement Part 1
The Shape of Discipleship in the Contemporary 91ÁÔÆæ Movement Part 2.
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The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
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